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Fire officials said the blaze began in the back of the first floor apartment just before 6 a.m. on East 57th Street. There were no smoke alarms and officials said the outer and inner doors were double locked.
A winter storm that dumped nearly 2 feet of snow on New York City is also whipping up criticism about how the city handled the job.
The Fire Department of New York has reported a backlog of 1,300 911 emergency calls.
The 2007 recruitment exam for the New York City Fire Department is considered to be discriminatory according to the ruling of a federal judge.
A man who lost control of his motorized wheelchair and ended up on the New York City subway tracks before being pulled to safety has been hospitalized in serious but stable condition.
The incident happened at Champion Bakery on White Plains Road. Part of the front of the building was blown off, scattering debris onto the sidewalk.
After the Fire Department of New York revealed its plan to charge drivers who cause car accidents with a so-called "crash tax," two Brooklyn lawmakers are furious.
The FDNY's so-called "crash tax" has some new opponents. A couple of state and local lawmakers are stepping in to try to stop a plan to charge drivers for accidents.
Lawmakers are pumping the brakes on the Fire Department of New York's plan to charge drivers who cause accidents.
In a time of tight budget times, the city is looking for new ways to recoup costs. And drivers needing help from the FDNY will be the targets.
Some medical professionals said they worry the fees will prompt some private hospitals to stop providing ambulance service.
The fire broke out on the top floor of a six-story residential building at 35-10 150th St.
A Brooklyn father was forced to make a life and death decision, as he pushed his children out of a third-floor window to save them from their burning home.
About 60 firefighters responded to the scene near Amboy Road after getting a call at 5:52 a.m.
The program launching Wednesday -- the first of its kind in the U.S., according to organizers and other experts -- could eventually lead to thousands more organs donated each year nationwide.
Staten Island firefighters now have a new place to train, a first of its kind in New York.
Sunday, Nov. 7 marks the end of Daylight Savings Time.
There were no reports of structural damage or utility, transit or traffic problems.
Officials say the cab swerved onto the sidewalk and smashed into a newstand trying to avoid an FDNY ambulance.
A stairway collapsed between the third and fourth floors and officials say a fire lieutenant fell two stories suffering serious injuries. One civilian was seriously burned.
Judge Nicholas Garaufis said his permanent injunction would be lifted if the city agreed to court-proposed hiring methods.
A special ceremony on Thursday honored two Bronx firefighters who died in the line of duty five years ago. Families and friends gathered at a new school complex that was officially named to recognize lieutenants Curtis Meyran and John Bellew of Engine 46 and Ladder 27.
The three-alarm fire at a two-story Port Richmond home was reported around 5:47 a.m.
A memorial plaque at the Fire Department's headquarters will honor firefighters and EMS workers who've died of illnesses after working at ground zero.
